By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                         B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

5^th race [NY, Md 40000, 5 ½F TURF] – (1) Bankingonachance (D) was bet down from 9-1 to 6-1 prior to the start of his career debut and finished fourth. Flavien Prat stays on board expecting a step forward in his second start. (3) Ripe for Mischief (C) was bet to a shorter price than the top choice from 6-1 to 7-2 in what was his second start of the year and produced a third-place finish in his 10^th career start. (2) Woodside Warrior returns from a third-place finish after setting the pace just three weeks ago as a new gelding and makes his turf debut. (7) Sinaloa returns for his second career start for Linda Rice who has the hottest barn at Saratoga and whose second-time starters usually make improvements.

6^th race [Alw 1495000, 1 3/8 mi TURF] – (11) Clever Thought (A) is first on the Also Eligible List and will be the top choice if he gets into the gate. Last time he got steadied, raced seven wide, missed the win by a neck for Todd Pletcher. (10) Hilliard (B) got steadied early in a similar spot and rallied from seventh to get second just a neck from the win. He was entered on day 2 of the meeting in a claimer at a shorter distance. (4) Royal Spirit has three top three finishes since joining the Rice barn including a second last time going a long distance also. (6) Irwin will make his second start of the year after running second at Monmouth Park for low-profile trainer Philip Antonacci who has two wins at the Saratoga meeting already. (9) Catch That Party won the second level NY-bred allowance at Belmont last time and has a great record at the Spa.

7^th race [Md Sp Wt, 7F] – (2) Big Night Out (B) raced greenly in his debut for Barclay Tagg last month at Belmont Park when he debuted at 4-1. (5) Abadin has a third and a second in two career starts for Todd Pletcher, gets blinkers on, and is projected to be on the lead. (9) Coalville had the lead and finished second in his debut for Chad Brown at odds of 9-1. (10) Silo Ridge will make his debut for Bill Mott who has been winning a lot of races with first-timers lately.

8^th race [OC 62k/N2X, 1 1/8 mi] – (6) Bright Future drops back to an allowance condition where he was third for Pletcher after trying the 12-furlong Brooklyn Handicap (G2). (7) Artorius won the Curlin at Saratoga last year and will make his second start of the year after running fourth in the Salvator Mile (G3) at Monmouth. (2) Speed Bias was a fast second in the Pimlico Special (G2) after setting the pace and getting beaten by Rattle N Roll who is one of the best in the division. (3) The Reds moves to the Chad Brown barn from that of Saffie Joseph Jr.

Best bets: Big Night Out (7^th); Bright Future (8^th). Best value: Bankingonachance (5^th); Clever Thought (6^th).